11 Dic Ricerca sul sonno

Ricerca sul sonno: il lavoro scientifico della Sirs che per anni si è occupata di tematiche relative al sonno e al riposo.

La scelta del miglior materasso possibile per garantirsi un riposo di qualità è strettamente legata all’importanza del sonno come fattore essenziale per la vita.

Vogliamo quindi presentare alcuni contenuti che erano stati condivisi tramite il web con sito www.ricercasulsonno.it da parte della SIRS – Società Italiana di Ricerca sul Sonno.

I contenuti sono dei rispettivi autori, sono raggiungibili online tramite il servizio offerto da web.archive.org

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Cosa è la Sirs?

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La SIRS, Societā italiana di Ricerca sul Sonno, č un’associazione senza fini di lucro che si propone di:

• diffondere le conoscenze sulla fisiologia, patologia, psicologia e clinica del sonno;
• organizzare convegni scentifici e di aggiornamento;
• istituire borse di studio per studenti e laureati che vogliano dedicarsi alla ricerca (sperimentale e clinica) sul sonno;
• promuovere collegamenti con altre associazioni scientifiche nazionali e internazionali;
• promuovere l’insegnamento e lo sviluppo di attivitā attinenti alla ricerca sperimentale e clinica sul sonno.

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Da chi è composta la Sirs?

Presidente

Vice Presidente

Segretario

Tesoriere

Consiglieri

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Quali gruppi di ricerca sono stati coinvolti?

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Quali contenuti erano stati resi pubblici?

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Annunci

Di seguito pubblichiamo i dettagli di un’ interessante serie di lezioni sulla fisiologia del sonno che si terranno all’Istituto di Fisiologia Umana dell’Università di Milano a partire dal 28 ottobre.

Università degli Studi di Milano

Scuola di Dottorato in Fisiologia e Morfologia

Anno Accademico 2008 – 2009

Lectures in Physiology

“Physiology of Sleep” Course

Aims of the course. The sleep course will provide students with comprehensive and state-of-the art lectures on current and key aspects of sleep physiology.  Sleep is a multidimensional behavior that serves as an integrative model for several physiological processes. Given that every physiological process studied to date differs during sleep relative to wakefulness, there a numerous topics that could be presented in this course.  The four lectures to be presented have been selected as representative of integrative physiology for systems and processes with which the students should already have some familiarity.

Topics and schedule of the lectures.

Lecture 1: The basics of sleep: Why, where and how?

This lecture will provide students an overview of sleep as a behavioral process.  Emphasis will be placed on factors that may have contributed to the evolution of sleep patterns exhibited by modern mammals.

Tuesday October 28, 2008; 9 am

Lecture 2:  Sleep and the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal axis: Why can’t I sleep before exams?

Sleep is altered by stressors, whether they be physiological or psychological.  Along with the autonomic nervous system, the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal (HPA) axis is one of the prime mediators of responses to stressors.  Peptides and hormones at every level of the HPA axis are involved in the regulation/modulation of sleep.  Effects of stress peptides and hormones on sleep will be discussed.

Wednesday October 29, 2008; 9 am

Lecture 3:  Sleep and thermoregulation: Hot brain or cool body?

Relationships between sleep and thermoregulation have been recognized for many years.  Pioneering work at the University of Bologna demonstrated the complex interactions among systems responsible for maintenance of body temperature and sleep.  This lecture will focus on mechanisms by which thermoregulatory mechanisms are altered during the sleep-wake cycle, and on the relationship between sleep and fever.

Thursday October 30, 2008; 9 am

Lecture 4:  Sleep and the immune system: Will I really get sick if I don’t get enough sleep?

Adequate sleep is necessary for physical health.  Sleep loss is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.  Each of these pathologies is associated with inflammatory responses.  Conversely, immune activation during infection alters sleep.  The bidirectional interactions between sleep and the immune system will be discussed within the context of survival of the organism.

Friday October 31, 2008; 2.30 pm

(please note that this lecture is scheduled in the afternoon)

The Lecturer. Mark R. Opp is Professor of Physiology at the University of Michigan Medical School.  Professor Opp obtained his Ph.D. in Zoology from Washington State University and obtained post-doctoral training at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.  Professor Opp is on Editorial Boards for several journals, has served on National Institutes of Health review panels, and is past-President of the Sleep Research Society.  Author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, Professor Opp’s research focuses on mechanisms by which cytokines and neurotransmitters interact to regulate normal, physiological sleep, and the alterations in sleep that occur during immune challenge.

Venue of the course. “Auletta del II piano”, Istituto di Fisiologia Umana II, Via Mangiagalli 32, Milano

Language of the course. English, no Italian translation provided.

The course is made possible by funding provided by the CARIPLO Foundation.

Milano, 3 settembre 2008

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